Temporary binder



' .(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

J. T. GALE. TEMPORARY BINDER.

No. 516,330. Patented Feb. 27, 1894.

WITNESSES:

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UNITED SATES ATENT Fries,

JOHN T. GALE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TEMPORARY BINDER. I

SPEGIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,330, dated February27, 1894. Application filed July 3, 1893. Serial No. MQASS. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN T. GALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Temporary Binders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of temporary binders and hasparticular relation to that class of temporary binders in which pads orblocks formed of temporarily attached sheets of paper are detachablybound within a suitable cover.

The objects of myinvention are to provide an improved binder of thisclass of superior construction and arrangement; to so construct the sameas to facilitate the connection and removal of the pads with and fromthe cover and to produce other improvements which will be morespecifically pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aface or plan view of my improved bindershowing the cover thrown open.Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the central portion of the sametaken on line 00 w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective ofone of the pad end strips. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the pad end stripshowing in full and dotted lines a modification in the manner ofconnecting the latter with the binder cover and Fig. 5 is a detail viewin perspective of the rear end portion of one of the pads showinganother modification in the manner of forming a connection between thepad and cover back or binder.

Similar letters refertosimilar parts throughout the several views.

arepresents the binder which has the form substantially of a book coverand consists in the cover sides a, the inner ends of which are hinged orconnected by a cover back I) made flexible at its points of connectionwith the cover sides a. The inner side of the back I) is stifienedthroughout the center of its length by a suitable stiffening piece 0which is firmly secured by any desirable means to said back.

d represents spring keepers each of which as shown consists of a stripof spring metal bent to form an oblong rectangular frame or body, theends of said strip meeting and slightly overlapping each other at ornear the center of one of the longer sides of said keeper ends beingembraced by a suit-able binding:

strip f glued or otherwise secured thereto in the usual manner. A

9 represents a horizontal wire one of which is bound to the rear end ofthe pad said wire being preferably held in place by means of a flatstrip of flexible material 9' which is secured to the under side of eachof said pads. In the wire g is formed near each end thereof a stapleshaped projection 9*. Owing to the spring character of the keepers d theoverlapping ends of the keepers are held against each other by springtension. The method of connecting the pads with the keepers consists inbringing the loops or staple projections 9 of the wire 9 in contact withthe inner arms of the forward portionsof the keepers d pressing thelatter inward and slipping the projections 9 into the keepers betweenthe overlapping ends thereof. In this manner it will be seen that anumber of the pads may be readily and eifectively connected with thebinder cover and that the spring contact of the overlapping ends of saidbinders will prevent any tendency of the pads becomin detached therefromaccidentally. I

By the construction and manner of operation herein described, it will beseen that any desired number of pads which may be contained within thebinder or cover may be readily connected therewith and that any one ofsaid pads or the remnants thereof maybe readily removed by bringing itsstaple projections g opposite the upper arms of the outer portions ofthe keepers and pressing said upper spring arms outward.

As indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings I may secure to the strip g thepermanent arm or member of an elongated safety pin 1', the

spring arm or member of which is indicated at '6 and which may be madetoiengage with or pass through keepers (1 the latter being secured tothe binder back in the manner described for the keepers d and beingformed of a continuous metallic strip as indicated in Figsf l and 5 ofthe drawings. It 'is evident that in case of the employment of thesafety pin catch the pads may be separated from. the binder by releasingthe arm 2' of the pin from the usual catch 11 of the latterand thendrawing-the pad out laterally.

As indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings I may substitute for the wireprojections 9 catch projections keach of the latter con-' si-stingiofarpiece of ,wireo ne en'd'of whichvis.

bent substantially'in the form of a square:v coilkflthe *latter being-secured laterally to= theJrear end :portion of lthevpad f. 'The un-\bent or uncoiled-portionk iof each of thesel catches-. extends in r a;direction parallel with: therrearend of'the pad-andzis-adapted toxbedetachably engaged with -the-ke'epers or link-s.- d as isalsoathe'innerendofr the coil.

'ltwill'be observed that thet herein described binder is'of simple 4 andcomparatively-mew pensive construction :and will rbe of great utility as.-a convenient support for inter-' changeable pads ofprinted forms,blanks, =&c.f

hold paper vblocks or pads'f and wire catch projections thereon adaptedto be detachably engaged with said keepers or links substantiallyas andforthe purpose-specified.

2. In a temporary binder the combination with a cover portion consistingof the sides a and connecting back b, of vertical spring links orkeepers cl secured on lthe-inner side of said back, theprojectingportions of said keepers being. separated, saidseparated.portions slightly overlapping each other asde- ,scribed,strips 9'adapted. tovholdrpaperblocks or pads 3, wires on said stripsand catchiprojections .on said wires adapted to engage as des'cri bed with said;links substantiallyasiand for theipurpose, specified.

Inrpresence of- C. O. SHEPHERD, H.513. BRADSHAW.

